Zillow breaks into lead referral business
The new pilot program, which launches in Florida under Premier Broker, will give Zillow a cut of the commission as brokerages generate leads with no upfront costs
by Patrick Kearns Sep 13
News Corp. headquarters
News Corp.'s acquisition of Opcity is huge because it has a referral fee business model where customers are worth 36x more than a lead
by Mike DelPrete Sep 6
WATCH: What are realtor.com's thoughts on holding back data?
Suzanne Mueller tells us how realtor.com leverages data at Inman Connect San Francisco 2018
by Inman Sep 6
Here's how much parents are spending to live near the best schools
According to realtor.com data, parents are spending upward of $4.9M to buy homes near the best public elementary and secondary schools
by Marian McPherson Sep 4
Stevie Ray Vaughan's childhood home sells for less than $160,000
The eXp agent who represented the seller is a fan who covers several of the guitar legend's songs in his own band
News Corp. headquarters
The media giant's real estate subsidiary Move Inc. will add the lead generation startup to realtor.com, its home search and leads portal
by Marian McPherson Aug 29
Why we spend an astronomical $125,000 on lead gen a month
Kendrick Realty executives say they earn piles of cash with great ROI on lion-sized spend on realtor.com and Zillow
by Patrick Kearns Aug 29
WARNING: A new Zillow leads scam looks strangely familiar
On Facebook, emails and texts, scammers asks for money from agents, who receive fake homebuyer info in return
Police on hunt after armed suspects raid real estate brokerage in New York City
3 suspects sought after tying up brokerage employees during broad-daylight robbery in the Bronx section of NYC
Detroit
The latest list of the 20 Hottest Markets from property search portal realtor.com includes Fort Wayne, Indiana; Columbus, Ohio; and Detroit, Michigan
by Emma Hinchliffe Aug 16
Napa Valley mansion named most expensive foreclosure in the US — and the photos are stunning
The French-style estate boasts 5 bedrooms, an infinity pool and panoramic views of Napa Valley — all for just $5.5M
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Opinion
Creating choices will ensure agents success in the future
by Brad Inman Aug 13
News Corp. headquarters
CEO Robert Thomson says there's plenty of room for Move and realtor.com to grow, promises not to "usurp" Realtors
by Marian McPherson Aug 9
Jackie Gleason's UFO-inspired home hits the market at $12M
'The Honeymooners' comedian built a house and an adjacent cottage to resemble spaceships
WATCH: How to avoid being the Toys R Us of real estate
If you want to keep up with today's on-demand consumer, you'll have to be more like Amazon
by Inman Aug 7